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Red · Medium-sweet

Spirito Reale Vermouth Rosso

Spirito Reale

Torino , Italia

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Overall impression

Vermutpedia is re-evaluating the Italian catalogue; the Vermutpedia Score for this entry remains pending until the new tasting round is complete. Spirito Reale Vermouth Rosso is the reference rosso of the Torinese liquorificio, made under the Vermouth di Torino disciplinare at the Distillerie Sabaude in Moriondo Torinese. According to spiritoreale.it, vermouth was born in Turin in the eighteenth century in a region of great wine and herbal tradition; this rosso is defined by creola and caramel notes, with modern packaging and a recognisable bottle design that identifies the Spirito Reale range. Dark caramel colour; 17% vol., 50 cl format. On the palate it is soft with pleasant herbal persistence — a profile the house describes as balanced sweetness with fresh, bitter lift. For Vermutpedia, it represents contemporary Torinese red vermouth: floral, citrus, caramel and herbs in balance, ideal for Negroni and Americano. Official shop at Galleria San Federico 19, Turin, with tasting and sales across the range. Sibling to the Bianco — Moscato, sage, coriander — and the Rosso Superiore with oak ageing. A bottle that connects official disciplinare, eighteenth-century recipe and pop Sabauda aesthetics.

Nose and palate

The official sheet describes a dark caramel colour. On the nose it is aromatic, floral and citrus; on the palate persistent, pleasantly sweet, with fresh lift balanced by bitterness — a harmony Spirito Reale documents as the classic Vermouth di Torino profile. Creola and caramel notes add depth and warm sweetness; herbal persistence on the finish confirms artemisia and disciplinare botanicals. Soft texture, rounded passage and a finish with fresh bitterness that cleans the palate without aggression. Compared with more intense Superiore rossos — oak cask ageing and vanilla — the standard Rosso prioritises accessibility and caramel-floral balance. At 17% vol. it supports Negroni and Americano without dominating gin or bitter. For Vermutpedia, a balanced Torinese rosso verifiable at spiritoreale.it/prodotto/vermouth-rosso/, with floral-citrus nose and a palate confirming creola, caramel and herbs. Ideal for classic cocktails and on-the-rocks aperitivo when modern Vermouth di Torino personality is wanted.

How to serve it

Spirito Reale recommends the Rosso neat, cold on ice or as an aperitivo; in mixing it is ideal for cocktails such as Negroni and Americano — formats that exploit caramel, florals and balanced herbal bitterness. Serve between 6 and 8 °C in a wide glass or cocktail cup; an orange twist enhances citrus and caramel. Works in Milano-Torino, Manhattan, Boulevardier or spritz when a semisweet Torinese rosso is wanted. Pairs with olives, anchovies, aged cheeses and Piedmontese aperitivo snacks. Behind the bar, a versatile modifier with a more accessible caramel profile than superior barrel-aged vermouths. The 50 cl format suits home bars and tasting at the Liquorificio in Galleria San Federico. Also on the rocks for a leisurely aperitivo that shows herbal persistence. For Vermutpedia, Spirito Reale Rosso is the Torinese option for Negroni, Americano and iced aperitivo documented on the brand's official sheet, at 17% vol. under the Vermouth di Torino disciplinare.

Production context

Liquorificio Spirito Reale makes Vermouth Rosso in Moriondo Torinese (Distillerie Sabaude) under the Vermouth di Torino disciplinare: 100% Italian base wine, fortification, aromatisation with spices and botanicals — artemisia as the distinctive element — and the creola and caramel profile declared on the official sheet. 17% vol.; 500 ml; contains sulphites. The brand operates a shop at Galleria San Federico 19 (Turin) with more than fifty references across amari, liqueurs, gin, vodka, bitter and vermouth. The recipe draws on eighteenth-century tradition with a modern bottle design. Vermouth range: Bianco, Rosso and Rosso di Torino Superiore — the last with oak ageing and greater complexity. For Vermutpedia, the Rosso synthesises contemporary Piedmontese red vermouth: disciplinare, creola, caramel and herbal persistence verifiable at spiritoreale.it/prodotto/vermouth-rosso/. A pop expression of the Italian vermouth icon born in Turin.

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